# E127 - Vengeful Strike! The Bracken Dance!
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Connecting old words
that have been used up
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I just want to convey
my simple thoughts
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That day's faint wind blows away
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at the castle ruins of yesterday
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I'll laugh with you
and live for the moment
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Still that incident
will continue to trouble you, right?
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That's why it must be good-bye
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Leaving nothing behind,
let us share what is left
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In time, we'll realize
that it was everything
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And sadness will touch our cheeks,
creating a river of tears
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Trembling thoughts swept into a vortex
and melting away
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That form…?!
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So that’s the extent of
the rumored “Absolute Defense”?
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How disappointing.
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I see… You were wearing sand, eh?
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Your opponent’s not just him!
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I’m here, too!
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Th-That attack just now…
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It would’ve been dangerous
had I not been protected by sand.
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M-My body is still…
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I’ll just be a hindrance like this.
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Annoying sand…
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You’re first, Gaara.
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He yanked out his spinal column?!
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Vengeful Strike:
The Bracken Dance
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Dance of the Clematis Flower.
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Vine!
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Flower!
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A bone of the strongest calcification…
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It will pierce you,
sand defense and all…
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No time…huh?
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Ultimate Defense: Shukaku’s Shield!
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Kabuto…
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How much longer will
Kimimaro hold out for?
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I think he should still
be okay for a while…
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I did all I could with the treatment…
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But there’s not nearly enough
information about his body.
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I think it’d be quite different
if we had something
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like the medical history
and treatment data of his clan.
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What came out after looking into it
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was the bloody history of how
the Kaguya Clan became just him…
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Fools who provoked the great land of
the Village Hidden in the Mist into battle
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with just their clan
and were annihilated.
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The Kaguya Clan was
a foolish clan that liked battle.
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The battlefield was the only place
where they could be at peace.
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But it was long ago when
a simple-minded group
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that only enjoyed slaughter
was acceptable…
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The times are different now.
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Doing something like fighting
only with power
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against a governed organization
like the Mist…
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can only be called an act of fools
rushing towards death.
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And then you saved only he
who was the youngest
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and the most exceptional
among the Kaguya Clan…
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That kid possessed the power that
would be feared even by the fighting clan.
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So it seems he was kept
in prison the whole time.
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It would’ve been a waste to let him…die.
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Who wouldn’t want
that rare Kekkei Genkai?
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He possesses a strong
and firm bone structure
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and a defensive power to
repel all kinds of physical attacks.
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And if turned to offense…
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the bones become
a most powerful weapon.
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It’s because I’ve fought him once
that I understand this.
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That sand shield is
an absolute defense, no less.
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And that unusual form…
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It’ll be okay.
There’s no way it’ll be broken!
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It’s hard…
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I gathered minerals with
great hardness from the ground,
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applied pressure with Chakra
and mixed them into the sand.
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You… that unusual Jutsu…
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It’s the Kekkei Genkai, right?
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The Kaguya Clan…
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The ability which now
only I possess.
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The last one of the clan, eh?
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Then it’ll die out here today.
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Indeed, that might happen.
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Due to sickness,
my body will not last so long…
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But, the clan will not die out.
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Besides I’m not alone.
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This is the “Earth” Curse Mark…
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With this…
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I can become a part of you,
Lord Orochimaru.
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Let’s get everything, Kimimaro.
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And let’s see the truth of
this world together.
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Yes.
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You’re my “Vessel of Dreams.”
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I’m counting on you.
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They are presents from me.
I hope you like them.
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Would you rather…die or obey?
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Obey…
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You will!
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Is this the best a team
of four can do?
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I’ll ask just once more…
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Which would you rather choose?
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Very well…
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As of now, we’re the Sound Ninja Five.
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Not alone, you said…?
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That’s right…
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As an existence shouldering
one part of Lord Orochimaru’s ambition…
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I will remain inside
Lord Orochimaru’s soul…
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for all eternity.
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Orochimaru’s brainwashing, huh…?
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You’re a pitiful guy.
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I used my big moves too much.
I don’t have much Chakra.
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This is the last of it.
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What an amount of Chakra…
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You are something…
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I’ll sink and confine you
200 meters into the ground.
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By the pressure of the sand
stuck to your body,
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you’ll soon be unable to move,
not even a finger…
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You did it…!
This time for sure you did it.
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Dance…
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Bracken Dance!
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It is annoying…
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It feels like a long time
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when waiting eagerly for
something you want.
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Kabuto…
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Stop talking like
you’re humoring a child!
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I’m sorry…
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But you should know
this the most, Lord Orochimaru.
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Nobody can beat Kimimaro,
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no matter what hindrance
should appear.
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Thanks for saving me…
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Being able to do something like this;
very impressive.
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All I did was ride the sand
I’m always controlling.
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You just have to know how you use it.
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Lord Orochimaru…
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I’m sorry, Lord Orochimaru…
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At last… The destruction of
the Leaf will begin…
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Third Hokage…
I’ll teach you a thing or two.
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Sorry to keep you waiting.
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What’s the matter, Kimimaro?
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No… It’s nothing.
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Even the Kazekage of
the Hidden Sand Village
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is no match against us.
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Of course…
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Kimimaro, it’s thanks to you…
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Kimimaro!
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Kimimaro, so you can’t go on, huh?
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I’m sorry, Lord Orochimaru.
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If I can’t be of use…
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then there’s no significance
to my living.
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How is your condition, Kimimaro?
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The “Destruction of the Leaf”
resulted in an unfortunate near-miss.
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But the Sound Ninja Four
have gone to pick up a new vessel…
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Lord Orochimaru’s new
“Vessel of Dreams.”
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Orochimaru’s brainwashing, huh…?
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You’re a pitiful guy…
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You’re wrong… Far from it!
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There’s no significance to living…
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But…you might be able to discover
something interesting
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by continuing to live…
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Like how you discovered that flower…
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Like how I discovered you.
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This is the “Earth” Curse Mark!
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With this… I can become
a part of you, Lord Orochimaru.
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Let’s get everything, Kimimaro…
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And let’s see the truth of
this world together.
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I’m going to discover
the truth of this world!
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With Lord Orochimaru!
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He was a persistent guy,
but this is the end.
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He won’t ever come out again.
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R-Right…
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I can’t go on…
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We’re getting off…
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It’s not brainwashing!
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That person…
Lord Orochimaru understands me!
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What do you guys know?!
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He’s dead…
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Could it be? Has Kimimaro…?
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The likes of Kimimaro makes
no difference now…
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Sasuke… I can hardly wait for him.
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He’ll come here even by himself…
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I would have been totally hammered.
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That’s not the case.
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My sensei said it often…
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Luck is also a part of strength.
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That backseat driver?
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He’s not a backseat driver!
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It’s because…
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I wasn’t good enough at that time!
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I’m grateful for you saving me.
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But please don’t talk like that
about my sensei!
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You, too…?
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When you feel that
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the honor of someone you revere
has been hurt,
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you yourself are hurt badly
and become enraged.
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The more important the person
you revere is to you,
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the greater the feeling…
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The clan won’t die out…
I’m not alone.
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I will remain inside
Lord Orochimaru’s soul for all eternity.
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That person,
Lord Orochimaru, understands me!
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What do you guys know?!
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Fighting for the sake of someone
important to you…
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He was also the same
as Naruto Uzumaki…
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But…the person who is important
to oneself
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might not always be “virtuous.”
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I wonder…
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There’s no way someone evil
can be thought of as an important person.
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No. Even if you know they’re “evil”…
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People can’t defeat solitude…
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Sasuke!
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For the first time, I spoke to you
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And you smiled
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For the first time, I was able to speak
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In my own words
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Would you think it was
a bother if I approached you?
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Despite my doubts,
I worked up my courage
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My clumsy attempts with words
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You listened without turning away
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No wonder I get carried away by you
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But you don’t feel anything for me, do you?
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I feel so sad
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But…
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For the first time, I spoke to you
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And you smiled
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For the first time, I was able to speak
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In my own words
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For the first time, I spoke to you
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And you smiled
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For the first time, I was able to speak
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In my own words
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For the first time, I spoke to you
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You gotta be kidding me!
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What do you mean
“for achieving your goal”?!
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Orochimaru wants you
only as a “vessel”!
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There’s no way
I can let you go to him!
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This is no joke!
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If you insist on going,
I have to take you back by force!
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Next episode: “A Cry on Deaf Ears”